Neck-wear retainer



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L. ESGHNER.

NECK WEAR RETAINER.

Patented Jam-13,1885.

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UNITE LOUIS ESOHNER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NECK-WEAR RETAINER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,660, dated January 13, 1885.

Application filed October 18, 1884.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS ESOHNER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Neck-Vear Retainers, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents an elevation of a neckwear retainer embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents an end view thereof. Fig. 3 represents a view opposite to that shown in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

My invention consists of a retainer for a necktie, scarf, or other article of neck-wear to be worn with a lay-down collar, the same being readily applicable to the collar-button, reliably retained thereon, and easily maintained in position, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the retainer, the same being constructed of a piece of wire bent to forma loop, B, at the center of the back of the retainer, the same being of the form of an inverted U or At each side of the loop Bis a loop, 0, which is also of inverted U or V shape, the loops 0 being set back of the loop B and joining the legs of the same by means of the bends a.

D represents fingers rising from the bottom of the loops 0, the same being continuous of the outer legs, I), of the said loops 0 by means of the bends c, and set back therefrom, it being noticed that the loop B, loops 0, and fingers D are in different planes.

The retainer is connected with the article of neck-wear by inserting the lower edge of the (No model.)

shield or support of said article between the fingers D and outer legs, b, of the loops 0, it being noticed that the said fingers and legs clamp the shield on opposite sides thereof. The inner legs of the loops 0 also bear against the outer face of the shield, and thus the retainer is securely attached to the shield, it being seen that the two legs form a broad clamp, whereby the retainer is firmly retained on the shield and prevented from shifting. The loop B is set out from the shield, and is adapted to be set in the collar-button, and as the shield is fitted between the neckband and face of the collar and rests against the top fold of the same,it is evident that the neck-wear is reliably held in place. The'loops G at the side of the central loop, B, provide elasticity for the retainer, so that the latter yields and may be conveniently set on the button, and when in position does not press harshly on the collar or thebutton.

The retainer is applicable to any article of neckwear having a shield or support, and, as is evident, when said article is worn out the retainer may be removed and applied to another article of the class, and thus render con tinued service.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An improved neck-wear retainer, consisting of the central buttoning-loop, B, side elastic loops, 0, and fingers D, said parts being constructed and combined substantially as de scribed.

LOUIS ESCHNER.

Witnesses:

J OHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, A. 1?. GRANT. 

